Chapter 978

The international situation is changing, and Franz can no longer take care of it. The Holy Roman Empire had just been restored, and there were still a lot of problems waiting for him to deal with.

The German states are easy to solve. Anyway, they are all highly autonomous, and there is no need for the central government to intervene in local government affairs. After agreeing on the rights and obligations of both parties, things are almost done.

The Rhineland was in ruins, and there was nothing but a gang of refugees. Postwar reconstruction became the main task of the Vienna government in 1892.

The Principality of Lorraine, the Province of Alsace, and the Kingdom of Burgundy that had just been acquired were even worse. Although these areas have historically been the territory of the Holy Roman Empire, the French have ruled there for hundreds of years and have long been entrenched.

It is not uncommon to welcome the Holy Roman Empire, but it has become a very small minority, and most of the people are on the side of France.

Needless to say, the Vienna government will not take over such trouble. Since the Austrian army occupied the above-mentioned areas, the French people have been continuously repatriated.

Obviously, things won't go so well. The French could be repatriated, but the populace of the Holy Roman Empire could not.

This is a bad debt. History pushes forward many people whose ancestors were members of the Holy Roman Empire. As long as you know a few words of Austrian language, and then insist that they are remnants of the Holy Roman Empire, there is no way to identify them.

It is difficult to leave the homeland, and in order not to be deported, those who can sneak in have sneaked in. Among them, some anti-Austrian elements also took the opportunity to lurk.

Fortunately, the territory obtained this time is not large, and there are not many mountains and forests, which are not suitable for the guerrillas to survive. Otherwise, with the cooperation of the local people, it would not be easy for the Austrian army to destroy the guerrillas.

The absence of the guerrillas does not mean that the local area is stable. Perhaps inheriting the French tradition, a demonstration movement broke out in Vienna just after the announcement of the appointment of the head of the local government.

"How many people are in the parade?"

Franz asked indifferently.

It was obvious that he was really pissed off. I've seen someone who doesn't give face, and I've never seen someone who doesn't give face so much.

If the officials appointed by the central government do not do a good job, and the local people want to resist, Franz can still accept it. Just after the announcement of the personnel appointment, he jumped out to make trouble, which has far exceeded his bottom line.

Compromise is impossible. If concessions are made, the authority of the central government will be ruined. At that time, I don't know how many places will follow the example.

Prime Minister Carr: "Around 200,000 people took part in the march, especially in Burgundy, and there were mobs storming government buildings.

According to the information collected, several small local parties planned the operation. They want to use demonstrations to coerce the central government to repeal the Press Act and open the right to vote in order to achieve regional autonomy.

After the incident escalated, the garrison took over the place immediately. A number of political party members are currently being arrested, but unfortunately their leaders left the country before the incident. "

"Autonomy" is not a new term. The Holy Roman Empire has a lot of states, so there is no shortage of autonomous regions.

But these areas are either left over from history or have special circumstances and are not suitable for direct rule by the central government.

Obviously, the third border province of Lorraine, Alsace, and Burgundy is not suitable for self-government. Although the locals now claim to be citizens of the Holy Roman Empire, it is based on the premise of expelling the French, and many people are reluctant to run away to accept it.

Time is a butcher's knife. Hundreds of years have passed, and no one can guarantee how high the local people's sense of belonging to the Holy Roman Empire is.

If they were allowed to govern themselves, maybe someday these guys would hook up with the French again.

Franz rubbed his forehead and said slowly: "Issuing the most wanted order to arrest these fugitives, whether they live or die.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is ready to propose a treaty to fight transnational crime at the next meeting of the European Union. We cannot allow overseas to become an extrajudicial place.

As for the people participating in the parade..."

Well, Franz hesitated. There are too many people involved, and it will be a headache for anyone to deal with it.

"Re-examine the identities of the local people, and find out the French spies who are lurking in them. Those with serious circumstances will be executed on the spot, and the rest will be deported!

The assessment criteria are not limited to language. Any anti-government or anti-social speech or behavior, any criminal record, refusal to report knowledge, or intentional concealment to cover up the enemy’s special elements, must be reviewed. "

"Censorship" is naturally impossible. There are hundreds of millions of people left behind. It is estimated that they may not be able to complete the investigation one by one in this century.

In this context, it is natural to take extraordinary measures. In a word, all the people of the Holy Roman Empire support the empire, support the emperor, resolutely fight against the enemy, and have all kinds of fine traditions and virtues.

This kind of attempt to split the country and endanger the country is definitely not something that the people of the empire will do. The participants must be spies of the French.

There is no connection or connection. In this age of blood, one is French, and naturally the whole family is French, including all direct and collateral relatives. Those who did not take the initiative to expose are all French spies.

Enlargement is not Franz's original intention, but there is no way. If these people are not deported now, it will be difficult to clean up these hidden dangers in the future.

Just under the banner of the Holy Roman Empire, millions of French people can take refuge, which is clearly the treatment of the Son of Destiny. If it had such a strong appeal, the Habsburg dynasty would not have been defeated by Napoleon.

After political attempts failed, Franz decisively chose to start the backup plan. anyway from

From the outset, the Vienna government was not prepared to obtain population from France.

The seeds of hatred have long been planted, and now it is nothing more than deepening the contradiction between the two countries. If you want to resolve hatred and ease conflicts, you don't have to think about it at all until this generation is dead.

Deep down, Franz was also terrified. If these people hadn't been able to hold their breath and were exposed in advance, maybe they would have really become a hidden danger in Austria.

If nothing else, as long as the messy thoughts are input into it, it is more terrifying than any weapon.

Of course, this is impossible. If France is still strong, their ideas are still attractive to intellectuals, and now all we can learn from them is experience.

Everyone is very realistic in this regard. If you want to learn, you must also learn from the successful experience, and the failure can only be used to learn a lesson.

Not only the outside world is reflecting, but even the French themselves are reflecting. Then, the French intellectual world became more confused.

Some scolded the revolutionary government of Paris, some denounced the monarchy, some criticized the bourgeois consortium, some threw the blame on the British, some despised the anti-French allies, and some even attributed the defeat to "freedom has passed." fire"……

All kinds of thoughts are blooming in Paris at the moment, and it is impossible to determine what kind of thoughts can save France for a while.

If the anti-French alliance had just begun to withdraw its troops, Paris might have staged an all-armed campaign. The Viennese government could provoke civil war among the French at any time, if it so wished.

With all the chaos inside, who would have the time to create trouble for the Holy Roman Empire. Even if you really want to do it, it is more than enough.

Prime Minister Carr: "Your Majesty, the situation in France is very bad. If we take a backup plan, the Paris government may not be able to hold on.

According to the collected information, the unemployment rate in France has exceeded 50%, and the number of refugees has exceeded 5 million, most of which are people repatriated from various countries.

If we repatriate the remaining millions, the number of refugees in France will probably exceed the seven million mark.

The war has drained France's blood, and the revolutionary government of Paris has taken over a mess, and they have no ability to clean up the mess at all. "

The real situation is even more serious than what Karl said. The revolutionary government in Paris is not only short of money and food, but also has little binding force on the local government. It is simply an empty shelf.

Including the current refugee relief, it is presided over by local governments and nobles, and the finances of many local governments are also on the verge of collapse.

Once the limit is exceeded, the local government stops providing relief to refugees, and the time bomb will be detonated.

Franz is well aware of the terrifying consequences of refugees turning into rogues, and it is simply a black hole. I don't know how many dynasties have been swallowed up by this black hole throughout the ages.

"The population of France should have dropped to less than 30 million, right?"

Prime Minister Karl replied affirmatively: "It's long overdue! After the outbreak of the war, France lost more than one million immigrants, and another million died in the war, and even more died of starvation.

The revolutionary government in Paris lacked sufficient governance capacity, did not take timely response measures, and was still watching the crisis amplify.

In order to stabilize the place, the Allied troops stationed in France have repeatedly attacked the rebels. "

Franz nodded, and after a moment of contemplation, he slowly said: "Since the Paris Revolutionary Government cannot support the wall with mud, then we can simply push it to reconstruction.

Implement a backup plan, and then support the restoration of a royal family after the Paris revolutionary government is over. It saves them pushing three and four and failing to elect a king for so long. "

The butt determines the head, and as a vested interest in the monarchy system, Franz naturally wants to maintain this system.

It happens that there are many royal families in France, the Bonaparte Dynasty is over, and there are Bourbon and Orleans to replace.

After the formation of the European Union, the first decision was to order the restoration of France. As a defeated country, the French naturally have no confidence to refuse.

However, when it was implemented, the resolution, which seriously harmed the interests of the revolutionary government in Paris, was resisted.

Clearly refusing to do so, the Paris government launched a congress top cylinder. Anyway, the efficiency of the parliament is like that, and it is normal to have no results in three or five years.

As a well-behaved boss, the Vienna government naturally cannot forcefully interfere in other people's internal affairs just because the French are slow. Then things just dragged on.

Things didn't get done, and the Continental Alliance's humanitarian aid plan for France was naturally shelved. Originally, Franz was going to use up food to force the Paris revolutionary government to make concessions.

However, the bastards of the revolutionary government in Paris are so determined that they are not on the road, as if they did not see a crisis, they firmly hold on to their power and do not let go.

It seems that as long as they are willing to insist, the Vienna government will compromise with them so that the reparations can be paid normally.

Such a threat naturally did not frighten Franz. The French have to pay a lot of indemnities, but at the moment they have to pay only 10 million Aegis, and only a few million are allocated to the Vienna government.

Such a small amount of money may be a large number for other countries, but if it is placed on the Holy Roman Empire, it is nothing more than a day's financial income.

Gone is gone. Even if it was a day's worth of income, the Vienna government could still live without a famine.

In order to feel better for himself, Franz decided to kick the disobedient and incompetent Paris revolutionary government and replace it with an obedient one.

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